Prayers for Parliament and the Nation: Friday 6 September 2019

" I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people – for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Saviour, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. "

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first post-independence leader, has died aged 95. He was ousted in a military coup in 2017, after 37 years in power.

Former Labour MP Luciana Berger has joined the Liberal Democrats, saying leader Jo Swinson offered "a vital, positive alternative" to Labour and the Conservatives. Ms Berger left Labour due to their handling of anti-Semitism allegations.

The Duke of Cambridge said that Princess Charlotte is "very excited" about starting school. Her first day at Thomas’s Battersea was on Thursday.

A passenger door remained open for 23 minutes on a train from Liverpool Street to Southend on 22 August. No one was injured in this incident.

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